repressed

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/ɹɪˈpɹɛst//ɹiˈpɹɛst/

adjective

Subjected to repression.

“repressed people”

Similar
pent-upinhibited
OriginEnglish repress ← Middle English re- ← Old French re- →
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Meanings

repressed1

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of repress
adjectiverepressed (comparative more repressed, superlative most repressed)

comparative more repressed · superlative most repressed

  1. Subjected to repression.

    repressed people

    1 more example

    repressed homosexuality

  2. medicineShowing the suppression of emotions or impulses.

repressed2

verb
  1. Pressed again.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivecharacterized by or showing the suppression of impulses or emotions

Similar
pent-upinhibited
Also see
inhibitedpent-uptight-assed

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

repressed · verb, adjective

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Englishpress
  7. Englishrepress
  8. Englishrepressed

From repress + -ed.

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repressed · verb

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Englishpressed
  7. Englishrepressed

From re- + pressed.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with repressed

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Anagrams

derepress
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APA

repressed. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/repressed

MLA

“repressed.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/repressed. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “repressed,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/repressed.

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